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Sunday, March 29, 2015

A Picture Book a Day for a Year: Day 344

Picture Book:When God was a Little Girl

Author: David
Weiss

Illustrator: Joan
Hernadez Lindeman

Summary: A
father and young daughter are on a long car trip. She wants a story about, “When
God was a little girl.” Thus begins a father’s imaginative retelling of the
creation stories from Genesis. The personified God here likes to do art
projects, giggles a lot, loves to sing colors into being, and invites the
humans she creates to be echoes of the divine while they create and sing the
names of all of the earth’s creatures.

Hanna’s Comments: I was delighted to see this title on the storypath blog. You’ll
find a link to that blog on my blog list here. My library didn’t have this book
so I ordered it immediately. I was not disappointed! I love the artsy emphasis with both the music and the craft angles that children will enjoy. I especially
appreciate how the young female images of God change in race and age. This is a
wonderful book for expanding the image of God in a way that is non-threatening
and delightful. Use it to consider other possibilities for expanding God’s
image and encourage your audience to consider what these images have in common
and what attributes for God are out of bounds for your group. Resources to
supplement this book are at www.WhenGodWasaLittleGirl.com.
At the back, the author and illustrator offer some details about their
inspirations for this picture book.

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